New Wine List Coming Soon
Funny how life takes you in different directions – we embarked on this Magical Mystery Tour here on the Riviera called Fine Wine Works almost 5 months ago, with a clear yet broad vision of the range of directions we would be heading in.
First and foremost, our mission was to offer Wine Tastings and Wine Events plus Wine Courses and Training, all targeted in different directions but always with the emphasis on “fun and pleasure” – the juice of the grape, after all is “the liquid quintessence of concentrated sunbeams” – Thomas Love Peacock.
We had not planned or thought that we should get involved in the sale of wine directly, preferring on the whole to remain unbiased and independent BUT we have been asked so many times since we started whether we could lay our hands on certain wines; supply New World wines; source interesting champagnes and generally flog the stuff, that we have come to the conclusion that there could be a real demand for certain wines here within the “Anglophone” community. Can we offer of a mix of “hard to get hold of” non-French wines and from the still fascinating array of French wines, offer clues as to how to sort the “wheat from the chaff” and uncover the hidden gems?
We won’t, alas, be shipping by the pallet load from Australia and Chile because we still want a manageable sized business and to be able to offer the real personal touch which I feel gives us the edge!
Nor, in these Credit Crunch times should we let my personal Fantasy Wine Wish List of the gloriously exquisite (but expensive) and the curiously quirky and obscure overshadow the fact that most wine consumers want good value wines, which over deliver in flavour and that they really want to drink.
So, from mid April 2009 we will be launching the Fine Wine Works Wine List – a small, but oh so perfectly formed, collection of wines from around the world which we will range by Wine Style and Flavour Profile rather than by country. Every wine will have a personal tasting note and of course a Food Match – some may, in time, even have accompanying recipes – but there needs to be a bit more experimentation in the kitchen first – anyone want to be a “guinea pig” for this????
The only way we can realistically keep the price down too, is to offer “pre-ordered and pre-paid” mixed cases of 6 – that way we avoid unnecessary and costly stock holding and means we can get the best deals from our suppliers. Also 6’s rather than 12’s will, hopefully, put the outlay within the grasp of “ordinary folk” – these are everyday wines more than special occasion wines – not that they aren’t crackingly delicious enough to roll out for a Birthday or Anniversary, its just they are crying out to be enjoyed now and not to be hidden in a cupboard under the stairs to gather dust.
Delivery too, could be a contentious issue, so we will need to consolidate the orders we place with our suppliers and then look to group together deliveries to you in the most practical and cost effective way. It means we won’t be able to offer “delivery within a couple of days” of placing your order, but patience will reap rewards and we would hope to be out & about doing “deliveries” a couple of times a month. If we have the maximum flexibility then we can get the best wines for you at the most competitive prices and hopefully, if things take off, change the range regularly, to keep tickling your taste-buds. The New Wine List page of this website should be going live very, very soon (as soon as I have finished drinking,
ahem, I mean tasting, my way through samples and putting together the First Range). Meanwhile, we would love to put together a Database of fellow “Quaffers” to whom we can e-mail any new offers or special deals – a sort of FWW Wine Club – if you would like to be included in this, please contact us on sales@finewineworks.com
“Where there is no wine, love perishes, and everything else that is pleasant to man” – Euripides (“The Bacchae”)
Helen Brotherton
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